silicosis
(noun) a lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or quartz or slate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
silicosis (countable and uncountable, plural silicoses)
(disease) A disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust. [from late 19th c.]
• pneumoconiosis
• pneumosilicosis
• potter's rot
Source: Wiktionary
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
